The Prince Estate & Legacy Recordings Announce New Titles

The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings, are happy to announce the next round of physical titles set for release as part of the ongoing and definitive Prince catalogue project. Next up will be Prince’s Ultimate Rave on Friday, April 26.

A 3-disc set of Prince’s new millennium dance music, Ultimate Rave brings together 1999′s Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic and its 2001 remix album Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic, alongside a DVD of Prince In Concert: Rave Un2 the Year 2000. First came Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic, his only album for NPG/Arista, a record showcasing Prince’s mastery of pop and R&B with the help of Gwen Stefani, Ani DiFranco, Chuck D, Eve, and Sheryl Crow. By 2001, Prince had established a strong internet presence through his NPG Music Club.

One of the first full-length releases from this club was Prince’s Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic, a remix and reimagining of his ongoing ‘Rave’ project. Prince’s Ultimate Rave arrives during CELEBRATION 2019, the ultimate four-day Prince event to be held April 25-28 at Paisley Park, Prince’s historic home and recording sanctuary outside Minneapolis.

The annual event welcomes Prince fans from around the world into an inspired environment of live music, concert screenings, panel discussions and special presentations highlighting Prince’s tremendous talent and cultural impact.

Performing artists this year include internationally acclaimed musician, guitarist and original member of The Time, Jesse Johnson; Prince’s iconic group The Revolution, featuring Bobby Z, Lisa Coleman, Wendy Melvoin and Matt Fink; and Funk Soldiers, a fifteen-piece supergroup of New Power Generation and Paisley Park musical alumni.